Tuesday morning July 12

Preparation

Opening response

Lord, open our lipsand our mouth will proclaim your praise.

Prayer of thanksgiving

Blessed are you, Sovereign God, creator of all,to you be glory and praise forever.You founded the earth in the beginningand the heavens are the work of your hands.In the fullness of time you made us in your image,and in these last days you have spoken to usin your Son Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.As we rejoice in the gift of your presence among uslet the light of your love always shine in our hearts,your Spirit ever renew our livesand your praises ever be on our lips.Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.Blessed be God forever.

From thrones of glory drivenBy flaming vengeance hurledThey throng the air, and darken heaven,And rule this lower world.But shall believers fear?But shall believers fly?Or see the bloody cross appear,And all their power defy?

Jesus’ tremendous namePuts all our foes to flight:Jesus, the meek, the angry Lamb,A Lion is in fight.By all hell’s host withstood,We all hell’s host overthrow;And conquering them, through Jesus’ blood,We still to conquer go.

Confession of sin

The Lord is compassionate and merciful,very patient, and full of faithful love.He doesn’t deal with us according to our sinor repay us according to our wrongdoing.Because as high as heaven is above the earth,that’s how large God’s faithful love is for those who honor him.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God,Holy and strong,Holy and immortal,have mercy upon us.

As far as east is from west—that’s how far God has removed our sin from us.

As a father has compassion on his children,that’s how the Lord feels compassion for those who honor him.

Let my whole being bless the Lord,and never forget all his good deeds.

The Word of God

Psalm 5

Refrain:Let all who take refuge in you celebrate.

Hear my words, Lord! Consider my groans! Pay attention to the sound of my cries, my king and my God, because I am praying to you!Lord, in the morning you hear my voice. In the morning I lay it all out before you. Then I wait expectantly.Because you aren’t a God who enjoys wickedness; evil doesn’t live with you.Arrogant people won’t last longin your sight; you hate all evildoers; you destroy liars. The Lord despises people who are violent and dishonest.But me? I will enter your house because of your abundant, faithful love; I will bow down at your holy temple, honoring you.Lord, because of many enemies, please lead me in your righteousness. Make your way clear, right in front of me.Because there’s no truth in my enemies’ mouths, all they have inside them is destruction. Their throats are open graves; their tongues slick with talk.Condemn them, God! Let them fail by their own plans.Throw them out for their many sins because they’ve rebelled against you.But let all who take refuge in you celebrate. Let them sing out loud forever!Protect them so that all who love your name can rejoice in you.Because you, Lord, bless the righteous. You cover them with favor like a shield.

Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning is nowand will be forever. Amen.

Refrain:Let all who take refuge in you celebrate.

Psalm prayer

Lord, protect us from the deceitof flattering tongues and lying lips;give us words of life which speak your truthand bless your name;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Psalm 6

Refrain:Come back to me, Lord! Deliver me!

Please, Lord, don’t punish me when you are angry; don’t discipline me when you are furious.Have mercy on me, Lord, because I’m frail.Heal me, Lord, because my bones are shaking in terror!My whole body is completely terrified! But you, Lord! How long will this last?Come back to me, Lord! Deliver me! Save me for the sake of your faithful love!No one is going to praise you when they are dead.Who gives you thanks from the grave?I’m worn out from groaning. Every night, I drench my bed with tears; I soak my couch all the way through.My vision fails because of my grief; it’s weak because of all my distress.Get away from me, all you evildoers, because the Lord has heard me crying!The Lord has listened to my request. The Lord accepts my prayer.All my enemies will be ashamed and completely terrified; they will be defeated and ashamed instantly.

Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning is nowand will be forever. Amen.

Refrain:Come back to me, Lord! Deliver me!

Psalm prayer

Lord Jesus Christ,may the tears shed in your earthly lifebe balm for all who weep,and may the prayers of your pilgrimagegive strength to all who suffer;for your mercy’s sake.

Psalm 8

Refrain:Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth! You made your glory higher than heaven!From the mouths of nursing babies you have laid a strong foundation because of your foes, in order to stop vengeful enemies.When I look up at your skies, at what your fingers made— the moon and the stars that you set firmly in place— what are human beings that you think about them; what are human beings that you pay attention to them?You’ve made them only slightly less than divine, crowning them with glory and grandeur.You’ve let them rule over your handiwork, putting everything under their feet— all sheep and all cattle, the wild animals too, the birds in the sky, the fish of the ocean, everything that travels the pathways of the sea.Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!

Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning is nowand will be forever. Amen.

Refrain:Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!

Psalm prayer

We bless you, master of the heavens,for the wonderful order which enfolds this world;grant that your whole creationmay find fulfilment in the Son of Man, Jesus Christ our Savior.

Old Testament reading1 Samuel 10:17-27

Samuel summoned the people to the Lord at Mizpah. Then he told the Israelites: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the Egyptians’ power and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you. But today you’ve rejected your God who saved you from all your troubles and difficulties by saying, ‘No! Appoint a king over us!’ So now assemble yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”

Then Samuel brought all the Israelite tribes forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. Next Samuel brought the tribe of Benjamin forward by its families, and the family of Matri was selected. Samuel then brought the family of Matri forward, person by person, and Saul, Kish’s son, was selected. But when they looked for him, he wasn’t to be found. So they asked another question of the Lord: “Has the man come here yet?”

The Lord said, “Yes, he’s hiding among the supplies.” They ran and retrieved Saul from there, and when he stood up in the middle of the people, he was head and shoulders taller than anyone else.

“Can you see the one the Lord has chosen?” Samuel asked all the people. “He has no equal among the people.”

Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

Samuel then explained to the people how the monarchy should operate and wrote it in a scroll and placed it in the Lord’s presence. Then Samuel sent every person back to their homes. Saul also went back to his home in Gibeah. Along with him went courageous men whose hearts God had touched. But some despicable people said, “How can this man save us?” They despised Saul and didn’t bring him gifts, but Saul didn’t say anything.

Nahash the Ammonite king had been severely oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He gouged out everyone’s right eye, thereby not allowing Israel to have a deliverer. There wasn’t a single Israelite left across the Jordan River who hadn’t had their right eye gouged out by the Ammonite king Nahash. But seven thousand people had escaped from the Ammonites’ power and fled to Jabesh-gilead.

Silence may be kept.

New Testament readingLuke 22:31-38

“Simon, Simon, look! Satan has asserted the right to sift you all like wheat. However, I have prayed for you that your faith won’t fail. When you have returned, strengthen your brothers and sisters.”

Peter responded, “Lord, I’m ready to go with you, both to prison and to death!”

Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster won’t crow today before you have denied three times that you know me.”

Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out without a wallet, bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?”

They said, “Nothing.”

Then he said to them, “But now, whoever has a wallet must take it, and likewise a bag. And those who don’t own a sword must sell their clothes and buy one. I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in relation to me: And he was counted among criminals. Indeed, what’s written about me is nearing completion.”

They said to him, “Lord, look, here are two swords.”

He replied, “Enough of that!”

Silence may be kept.

Gospel canticleThe Benedictus (The Song of Zechariah)

Refrain:Lord, because of your deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us.

Bless the Lord God of Israelbecause he has come to help and has delivered his people.He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his servant David’s house,just as he said through the mouths of his holy prophets long ago.He has brought salvation from our enemiesand from the power of all those who hate us.He has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,and remembered his holy covenant,the solemn pledge he made to our ancestor Abraham.He has granted that we would be rescuedfrom the power of our enemiesso that we could serve him without fear,in holiness and righteousness in God’s eyes,for as long as we live.You, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High,for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.You will tell his people how to be savedthrough the forgiveness of their sins.Because of our God’s deep compassion,the dawn from heaven will break upon us,to give light to those who are sitting in darknessand in the shadow of death,to guide us on the path of peace.”

Luke 1:68-79

Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning is nowand will be forever. Amen.

Refrain:Lord, because of your deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us.

Brief silence.

The Apostle’s Creed

Let us unite in this historic confession of the Christian faith:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died, and was buried;he descended to the dead.On the third day he rose again;he ascended into heaven,is seated at the right hand of the Father,and will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and the life everlasting. Amen.

Prayers

Intercession and thanksgiving

Prayers are offeredfor the day and its tasksfor the world and its needsfor the Church and her life

Response

Lord, hear your peopleand answer our prayers.

Silence may be kept.

Collect of the day

Lord of all power and might,the author and giver of all good things:graft in our hearts the love of your name,increase in us true religion,nourish us with all goodness,and of your great mercy keep us in the same;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

As our Savior taught us, so we pray

Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done,on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sinsas we forgive those who sin against us.Lead us not into temptationbut deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power,and the glory are yoursnow and forever.Amen.

Conclusion

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, and keep us in eternal life.Amen.